People group profile · PG000224
The Belarusians of Germany
The Belarusians of Germany, numbering about 23,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an East Slavic people of the East European Plain, speakers of Belarusian alongside dominant Russian, predominantly Eastern Orthodox with a Catholic minority, shaped by Commonwealth and Soviet rule and rural Polesian marshland traditions.
They are a diaspora people in the Slav, Eastern people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Unaffiliated, and they primarily speak Belarusian.
Fast facts
- Country
- Germany
- Population
- 23,500
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Slav, Eastern
- Primary language
- Belarusian (bel)
- Primary religion
- Unaffiliated
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Belarusians are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Belarusians
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
51% adherents
Primary language
Belarusian · Indo-European family
100% speak Belarusian
Gospel resources in Belarusian
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 2003 Bible Society in the Republic of Belarus · video, audio
- JFC Version · text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Belarusians
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
Belarusian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101833) is reported in 11 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarusians | Belarus | 7,870,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Belarusians | Russian Federation | 789,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Belarusians | United States | 52,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Belarusians | Poland | 47,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Belarusians | Canada | 19,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Belarusians | Estonia | 19,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Belarusians | Uzbekistan | 18,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Belarusians | Azerbaijan | 7,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Belarusians | Argentina | 4,700 | No Longer Unreached |
| Belarusians | Turkmenistan | 4,600 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Belarusians | Tajikistan | 4,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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